Royal Mail’s net-zero and near-term targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The targets are part of Royal Mail’s Steps to Zero strategy which outlines how it will achieve net-zero by 2040.

Royal Mail’s ‘feet on the street’ network of postmen and women walk up to a billion steps a day to deliver the nation’s letters and parcels, keeping its emissions low. Royal Mail’s average emissions per parcel is currently 218gCO2e per parcel, and the company has set a long-term target to reduce the average to 50gCO2e.

Greg Sage, deputy director corporate affairs & ESG at Royal Mail, said: “Royal Mail’s net-zero and near-term targets are integral to our Steps to Zero environment strategy. SBTi’s validation of our targets is an important step on our journey to achieving net-zero.

“Royal Mail is already the UK’s greenest option for letters and parcels but we know we need to go further and faster in decarbonising our business and driving wider change.”

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